This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Supreme Court will decide numerous politically and socially important cases throughout this term, with ...

In 1982, when the Voting Rights Act was up for reauthorization, the Reagan Justice Department had a goal: preserve the VRA in ...

In a historic gesture, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. used American Sign Language from the bench Tuesday to welcome 12 deaf or hard-of-hearing lawyers as new members of the U.S. Supreme Court bar. In ...

Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. realized he needed to step aside from ruling on Life Technologies v. Promega nearly a month after oral argument. Here's why conflict checks at the nation's highest court ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - John Roberts was not supposed to be the U.S. chief justice. When President George W. Bush nominated him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005, it was as one of the ...

Twenty years ago this week, John Roberts became the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and embarked on a campaign to dismantle vital legal precedents and landmark laws, like the Voting Rights Act ...

When he was pitching himself to George W. Bush for a seat on the highest court in the land, John Roberts famously declared that judges should be like “umpires,” making calls but never stepping up to ...

An analyst warned Tuesday that it's now time for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stand up to President Donald Trump. In an opinion piece for The Guardian, journalist Steven Greenhouse ...

Chief Justice John Roberts allowed President Trump to temporarily remove Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter despite legal protections requiring cause for dismissal. The decision ...